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I'm copying my introduction from my pinned post on Mastodon, but it's going to need to be a thread here.

I'm a late 40-something Australian living in Naarm on the border of unceded Woiworung & Boonwurrung lands.

I've been married for 26+ years, with 4 living kids (aged from 25->10).
08:17 PM - Apr 23, 2023
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I'm late-diagnosed #autistic (2013), #adhd (2019); in a shock twist, all of our kids are #neurodivergent too. I live with both #anxiety & #depression .

I grew up in a what became a tiny family-based semi-fundamentalist #Pentecostal cult (fundecostal for short), which I didn't leave until I was 26.
08:18 PM - Apr 23, 2023
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I still regard myself as a #Christian , but it's complicated, see...

Growing up like this meant that I lacked the words & concepts to describe both my #Sexuality & #gender ; it wasn't until 2015 that a Christian counsellor explained that what I was describing was #GenderDysphoria .
08:19 PM - Apr 23, 2023 (Edited)
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I've spent the last few years dealing with the consequences of coming to understand myself as, by definition, #transgender .

This year I finally accepted that I AM *trans* and it wasn't going away, and came out as a trans woman.

I'm happy to discuss the complexities of that...
08:20 PM - Apr 23, 2023 (Edited)
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...but I block transphobes. My existence is not something that's up for debate. I fought too hard and for too long to finally accept the reality of this, to have some ideological keyboard warrior attack me for existing.
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08:22 PM - Apr 23, 2023
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I'm prone to oversharing, both personally, & about my special interests.

My job title is "Senior Infrastructure Technician"; in real terms, I live at the intersection of technical & non-technical folks, & my super-power appears to be translating each group to the other.
08:23 PM - Apr 23, 2023
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My special interests include, but not limited to, #Trans issues, #music (listening & performing), #Movies & #TV (watching & production), #screenwriting , #writing , #gaming , #Computers , #StarTrek , #theology , and #mentalhealth .

So... Hi.

I'm Allie. 🖖
08:23 PM - Apr 23, 2023
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